Canada's Trudeau faces third ethics probe over charity grant program

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media as he visits the Big Rig Brewery, which utilizes the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy given to businesses affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kanata, Ontario, Canada June 26, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing his third conflict of interest probe, after Canada's ethics commissioner on Friday launched an inquiry into a government contract awarded to a charity that Trudeau has family ties to.

Ethics commissioner Mario Dion's office said it will look into whether in picking WE Charity Canada to administer a C$900 million (532.2 million pounds) student grant program Trudeau broke rules that prohibit politicians from making, or participating in, decisions that further their personal interests.